Table 7 Relationship between patients’ demographic variables with their total cost and OOP payments
From: Out-of-pocket payments for treatment of COVID-19 in Iran
Demographic variables | Main variables | Type of test and significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pearson’s correlation coefficient | P value | ||
Age | OOP | 0.052 | 0.225 |
Total direct cost | 0.092 | 0.03 | |
Length of stay | OOP | 0.543 |  < 0.001 |
Total direct cost | 0.888 |  < 0.001 | |
Main variables | T-test (t) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | OOP | 0.74 | 0.45 |
Total direct cost | 0.18 | 0.59 | |
Marital status | OOP | 0.93 | 0.34 |
Total direct cost | 1.12 | 0.26 | |
Main variables | ANOVA (F) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Discharge | OOP | 6.991 |  < 0.001 |
Total direct cost | 27.44 |  < 0.001 | |
Type of insurance | OOP | 8.399 |  < 0.001 |
Total direct cost | 2.090 | 0.02 | |